Which has higher equal access to power index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 0.05 against 0.011 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?

190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Equal Access to Power Index

Afghanistan

0.011

in 2025

South Sudan

0.05

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

176th

South Sudan rank

174th

Equal Access to Power Index over time

Afghanistan
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.05 against 0.011 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.039.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 4.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 18 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1830s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1840s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1850s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1860s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1870s	0.161	0.106	0.055	Afghanistan
1880s	0.161	0.189	0.028	South Sudan
1900s	0.161	0.1	0.061	Afghanistan
1910s	0.1642	0.1	0.0642	Afghanistan
1920s	0.2028	0.1133	0.0895	Afghanistan
1930s	0.1998	0.1217	0.0781	Afghanistan
1940s	0.207	0.1284	0.0786	Afghanistan
1950s	0.2208	0.1851	0.0357	Afghanistan
1960s	0.2939	0.1982	0.0957	Afghanistan
1970s	0.3385	0.2128	0.1257	Afghanistan
1980s	0.326	0.2115	0.1145	Afghanistan
1990s	0.2011	0.16	0.0411	Afghanistan
2000s	0.3872	0.1284	0.2588	Afghanistan
2010s	0.467	0.1485	0.3185	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0867	0.0935	0.0068	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to power index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.05 against 0.011 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal access to power index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?: 0.039, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?: 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for equal access to power index?: Afghanistan ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.